Coco Gauff comes back to beat Mirra Andreeva, heads to US Open semis

NEW YORK – Coco Gauff saved two match points in the second set and came back to beat French Open champion Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 in another thrilling US Open quarterfinal match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Gauff, the No. 3 seed, will face No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina in one semifinal on Sept. 10. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka will face third-seeded Jessica Pegula in the other semifinal. It marks the first time since 2009 that the top four seeds will be in the semifinals of a women's singles Grand Slam. That year, No. 1 Dinara Safina, No. 2 Serena Williams, No. 3 Venus WIlliams and No. 4 Elena Dementieva went to the final four at Wimbledon, and Serena Williams took home the title.

Andreeva won the first seven points of the match, and most of Gauff's mistakes were her own doing.

Gauff, who has won 11 matches in a row, struggled with her serve, which was broken on her first two serves, leaving her down 4-0 within 12 minutes, and Andreeva finished off the set against the 2023 US Open champion in 26 minutes. The roles were reversed in that final set, as Andreeva melted down, especially in…

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